Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, May 22, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+275) Seattle (-330)

The Oakland Athletics (10-38) are traveling to T-Mobile Park on Monday where they will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (22-24). The moneyline on this matchup has the Athletics at +275 and the Mariners are priced at -330. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Drew Rucinski and Luis Castillo.

The Athletics have hit 64 doubles as a squad and have hit 53 balls out of the park. Oakland has a slugging rate of .378 and have been called out on strikes 445 times, while being walked on 161 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 27th in MLB. They have compiled 170 RBI's and 362 base knocks for the season, and their batting average sits at .229. They have earned 176 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .310.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.68. Athletics pitchers have conceded 81 home runs and 342 runs (30th in MLB). Oakland has relinquished 468 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 323 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 7.00 so far this year (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 355 batters. They have walked 228 opposing batters and their FIP is 6.01 as a unit for the season.

The Athletics have dispatched 161 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 93 runners so far this season and 44.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 4 saves on the campaign and have blown 9 of 13 save chances. The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 30.8% and stepped onto the hill in 26 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 12 holds for the year (29th in the league). Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 60 times as well as having 58 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have transformed 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,735 innings, which ranks them 27th in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics have 1,245 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 364 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which ranks 28th in the majors, and have accumulated 33 double plays.

Rucinski (4-8 mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.44 while he has gone up against 341 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 90 base knocks (11.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 37 free passes. His ERA is 6.25 (50 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.764. Rucinski has taken the hill for 72 innings and has 50 K's in his MLB career.

The Seattle Mariners have an OBP of .308 as well as a team batting average of .229 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 437 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have totaled 346 hits. Seattle has accounted for 46 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 191 RBIs. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .376 and they average 4.44 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have recorded 77 two-baggers, while walking 155 times as well as scoring 200 runs.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.190 in addition to having a FIP of 3.31 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 364. The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 181 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.61 (162 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (400 strikeouts against 117 free passes). They have conceded 32 home runs and they surrender 4.03 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Seattle relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of 57 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 49 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 28 holds and also 8 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in MLB with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 160 relievers to the hill so far this season. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves.

In 3,642 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (13th in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 29 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (5th in baseball). The Mariners have accrued 397 assists, 16 errors and have earned 1,214 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Castillo has conceded 765 hits while earning 995 strikeouts in 909 frames. Castillo (50-57 career record) has earned a 3.57 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 361 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.188 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and he has gone up against 3,767 hitters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-330)

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